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Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing
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Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing Paperback - 2000

by John Rousmaniere

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In August 1979, the 600-mile Fastnet race, which began in fine weather off the Irish coast, became for the men and women sailing it a terrifying ordeal. A Force 10, sixty-knot storm swept across the Atlantic with a speed that confounded weathermen, into the fleet of 303 boats. Now Rousmaniere, who was there, tells of the greatest disaster in the history of yachting. Photographs.

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It began in fine weather, then suddenly became a terrifying ordeal. A Force 10, sixty-knot storm swept across the North Atlantic with a speed that confounded forecasters, slamming into the fleet with epic fury. For twenty hours, 2,500 men and women were smashed by forty-foot breaking waves, while rescue helicopters and lifeboats struggled to save them. By the time the race was over, fifteen people had died, twenty-four crews had abandoned ship, five yachts had sunk, 136 sailors had been rescued, and only 85 boats had finished the race. John Rousmaniere was there, and he tells the tragic story of the greatest disaster in the history of yachting as only one who has sailed through the teeth of a killer storm can. With a new introduction by the author.

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  • Title Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing
  • Author John Rousmaniere
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 300
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
  • Publication date 2000-04-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Maps
  • ISBN 9780393308655 / 0393308650
  • Weight 0.87 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.06 x 6.05 x 0.75 in (23.01 x 15.37 x 1.91 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1970's
  • Category Sports & Recreation
  • Library of Congress subjects Yachts - Racing, Fastnet Yacht Race
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00000000
  • Dewey Decimal Code 797.14
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